Rank Species | Genus Cerastium Higher classification Cerastium | |
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Similar Cerastium, Caryophyllaceae, Cerastium arvense, Cerastium cerastoides, Cerastium nigrescens |
Cerastium alpinum, commonly called alpine mouse-ear or alpine chickweed is a species of mat forming perennial plant. It is native from Greenland, Canada and northern Europe It is grown as a rock garden subject for its many small white flowers and silver haired stems and foliage. There are three subspecies.







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